Amy Jo Tharp
Stevens County Clerk*All
forms available on this page
must be read with
Adobe Acrobat Reader.
This is a free download.
If you have trouble accessing
any forms,
request them from the
County Clerk at(620) 544-2541

On
Stevens County
Web SiteTo view and/or print these forms,
you will need to download Adobe
Acrobat Reader. To get this free download, click
on the icon below.
If you have trouble accessing these forms, request
them from the County Clerk's office at(620)
544-2541

Prepare results and provisional
ballots for County Board of Canvassers

Certify election results to the
public and Secretary of State

Prepare Certificate of Nomination
and Certificate of Election forms

Record all election results in
permanent record

Homestead Property Tax Refund

Definition: A Property Tax refund
for eligible homeowners and renters

To Qualify:Asa Kansas resident for all of 2001, you are eligible at income
tax time for a refund of up to $600 if your total "household income"
is $25,000 or less, AND:

you were born before January 1, 1946,
OR

you were totally and permanently disabled
or blind for the entire year of 2000, OR

you have a dependent child who lived
with you the entire year who was born before January 1, 2001, and was
under the age of 18 all of 2001.

"Household income" means ALL
taxable and non-taxable income received by all members of the household.
Beginning with tax year 2000, Social Security disability payments are
not included in "household income."

To use an expected homestead refund
to help pay up to half of property taxes:
Homeowners who received a homestead refund last year and do not have any
outstanding balances with the Kansas Department of Revenue will automatically
receive a Refund Advancement Letter and Form ELG from the department.
To have your advancement amount applied to the first half of your property
taxes, take these letters and your 2001 property tax statement to your
county clerk's office by December 20, 2001. Important: You must
still file a Homestead Refund Claim, Form K-40H between January 1, 2002
and April 15, 2002.

To Qualify:
If you were a Kansas resident all of 2001, you are eligible if your Kansas
adjusted gross income (KAGI) plus certain interest and retirement benefits
exempt from Kansas taxation is $25,000 or less, AND:

you were born before January 1, 1947,
OR

you were totally and permanently disabled
or blind all of 2001, OR

you have a dependent child you claim
as a personal exemption who was born before January 1, 2001, and was
under the age of 18 all of 2001.

Definition:
An income tax credit equal to 15% of the personal property tax paid on
qualified machinery and equipment

To Qualify:
You are eligible if you paid personal property tax on qualified business
machinery and equipment without incurring any late payment penalties and
you are a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, Limited Liability
Company, or other business organization filing an income tax return. Financial
institutions filing a Kansas privilege tax return, and insurance companies
paying the insurance company premiums tax are also eligible for this credit.

"Qualified machinery
and equipment" means items required to be listed for property taxation
on Schedule 2, Schedule 5, or Schedule 6 of the rendition. Items that
DO NOT qualify for the credit include motor vehicles, personal
property owned by a public utility, and property not used for a business
purpose.

The basis for the credit
is the personal property tax timely paid on business machinery and equipment
during the tax year. Example: For tax year 2004 (calendar year), the last
half of 2003 property taxes paid by May 10, 2004, and the 2004 property
tax paid by December 20, 2004, is the basis of the credit.

Homestead Refund:
Complete a Kansas Homestead Claim, Form K-40H and mail it to the Kansas
Department of Revenue anytime from January 1 through April 15.

Food Sales Tax Refund:
Complete the Food Sales Tax Refund portions of the Kansas Individual Income
Tax and/or Food Sales Tax Refund return, Form K-40. If you filed a Form
K-40 last year, you may use one of our paperless lifing options, TeleFile
or PC File, to obtain a faster refund.

Business Machinery and
Equipment Tax Credit:
Complete Schedule K-64, "Business Machinery and Equipment Tax Credit"
and enclose it with your tax return along with a copy of your personal
property tax receipt. If your paid receipt does not separate the tax paid
on qualified property from other personal property taxes paid, obtain
a breakdown of the tax paid on qualifying property from the county.

Forms
are available from the Kansas Department of Revenue, driver's license
exam stations, and other places of convenience throughout the state. Forms
also may be ordered from the Kansas Department of Revenue's voice mail
forms request line at (785) 296-4937, or download from our web page at
www.ink.org/public/kdor.

Assistance and additional
information on these tax refunds and credits are available from the Kansas
Department of Revenue, Docking State Office Building, 915 SW Harrison
St., 1st Floor, Topeka, KS 66625. In Topeka call (785) 368-8222; outside
Topeka call toll free: 1-877-526-7738; Hearing-Impaired TTYL (785)
296-6461. Information and forms are also available from the department's
web page at www.ink.org/public/kdor.

Homestead and Food Sales
Tax Refund assistance is available from your county clerk or from free
volunteer tax assistance programs. Contact you local Department on Aging,
Community Action Program, senior center, library, or county clerk for
information on availability in your area.

For assistance in determining
the amount of personal property taxes paid on commercial and industrial
machinery and equipment, contact your county officials.

Q. Where do I register
to vote:
A. The County Clerk's office or at the Driver's License
Examiner's office when you renew your license. Sometimes political organizations
set up booths at local businesses close to election time at which you
can register also.

Q. What information do
I need to file my Homestead Return and my Food Sales Tax Return?
A. Total household income, including Social Security,
and a copy of tax statement

Q. When can I expect my
Homestead and Food Sales Tax refund?
A. It usually takes about six weeks.

Q. Who takes care of the
little cemeteries?A. Call the County Clerk's office
for this answer. They are all handled by different people.

Q. What is the population
of Stevens County ?
A. 5,379

Q. What is the population
of cities in the county?
A.

Hugoton

00

Moscow

00

Q. How can I use my Homestead Refund
to help pay up to half of my property tax?
A. If you received a homestead refund last year,
you will automatically receive a Refund Advancement Letter and Form
ELG from the Kansas Department of Revenue. Take the department's letter
and last year's property tax statement to your County Clerk's office
by December 20 of that year. A homestead claim must still be filed after
January 1 of the next year.